Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F N1885B

Summary

On 9 May 2023 at about 15:00 local time, a Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F registered N1885B was involved in an accident near Frenchville, Maine, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 May 2023 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Frenchville, Maine, United States

Nearest airport

Northern Aroostook Rgnl (FVE)

Coordinates

47.2831, -68.3054

Aircraft

Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F

Registration

N1885B

Category

Airplane

Year built

1948

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Clayton Lake → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA23LA226

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing in gusting wind conditions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that after making a 3-point landing on the airport’s paved runway a gust of wind, “turned [the airplane] towards a ditch.” The pilot pressed on the brakes “hard” to prevent going into the ditch and the airplane nosed over, resulting in substantial damage to the left wing and vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.